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as our own richard engel found out earlier today. >>> back with more on this storm, nbc's richard engel got up above the city of new york in a police chopper today to see the damage and the challenge that now lies ahead. here now, some of that vantage point. >> reporter: from here, you can see the skyline, the iconic image. new york city, surrounded by water, and now partly under water. there are the pumps, you see the pumps. at the tip of manhattan, the south ferry subway station is simply out of commission. >> from where we are at the top of this water, the top of the flooding to the very bottom, how deep is this pool? >> i would say we have about 20 feet to get to the platform. >> reporter: there is a plan to get the water out. so you're sending a train that also pumps water? into the under water tunnels? >> we'll bring it in, submerge it slightly, and we'll have a hose. and we'll begin sucking the water up this is the longest of its kind in america >> reporter: this now holds 40 million gallons of water that must be removed with care. >> some places we could probably pump out quicke
as our own richard engel found out earlier today. >>> back with more on this storm, nbc's richard engel got up above the city of new york in a police chopper today to see the damage and the challenge that now lies ahead. here now, some of that vantage point. >> reporter: from here, you can see the skyline, the iconic image. new york city, surrounded by water, and now partly under water. there are the pumps, you see the pumps. at the tip of manhattan, the south ferry subway...
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our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has more from cairo. >> reporter: tens of thousands came, down with morsy, they shouted. leave, leave. what a change for the new egyptian president. just last week, he won praise from mediating an end to the gaza crisis. but then, riding high, morsy shocked the country, declaring his decisions above the law. leaving parliament and the courts virtually powerless. now his loyalists have pushed through a new constitution in a single day. judges call it illegal. but they have been silenced. it triggered a wave of protests. the anger is also directed to the united states, people say president obama has gone too far to embrace the muslim brotherhood and has been too quick to praise president morsy, only making him bolder to take this controversial power grab. the demonstrators say the new constitution favors the islamic extremists, and allows citizens to become morality police, and doesn't protect women enough. >> they're trying to ruin the country. this eighteen-year-old student says that the area is dominated by the religious zealots. >>. >>> p
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has more from cairo. >> reporter: tens of thousands came, down with morsy, they shouted. leave, leave. what a change for the new egyptian president. just last week, he won praise from mediating an end to the gaza crisis. but then, riding high, morsy shocked the country, declaring his decisions above the law. leaving parliament and the courts virtually powerless. now his loyalists have pushed through a new constitution in a single day. judges...
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we're on the ground on both sides of this conflict starting with richard engel in gaza. >> reporter: good evening, lester, israel appears to have exceptionally good intelligence about hamas and today was able to target individual militants in their homes, but they're also killing anyone who happens to be around them. this was a three-story house of hamas militants. israel says it's using precision strikes against gaza. >> there were eight people in this house when they were attacked and they have already pulled out three bodies. there was total panic as rescue cr crews gasans feel that israel what no regard for life. israel warned gazans to stay away from all hamas locations. this man lived next to a hamas police station. now he doesn't have a home. we can expect anything from israelis. mourners for another hamas militant targeted today, witnesses showed up with the shell that killed the young militants. they say it was fired from an israeli ship. and warships fired more rounds. but that volley didn't stop the funeral. more about expressing defiance here than sadness. they're taking
we're on the ground on both sides of this conflict starting with richard engel in gaza. >> reporter: good evening, lester, israel appears to have exceptionally good intelligence about hamas and today was able to target individual militants in their homes, but they're also killing anyone who happens to be around them. this was a three-story house of hamas militants. israel says it's using precision strikes against gaza. >> there were eight people in this house when they were attacked...
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and nbc's foreign correspondent, richard engel was there. u.s. troops responded to an attack by the taliban gunmen >> reporter: the marine outpost was attacked moments ago, now those responsible are being searched for. dozens of men are in the marine compound. it is not a taliban gathering, but only a funeral for a local farmer. but as marines approach another group of mud farmhouses, they come under fire. >> right now, we're taking effective fire from the southeast. >> reporter: lieutenant mock spreads out his men, several marines dive into a rooftop. from here, they can see silhouettes of men hiding and shooting. >> he is popping out the right-hand side of the wall. >> yeah, that is where i spotted him. >> reporter: it is not clear if this is the same taliban that attacked the base. >> they think there are about 20 or 30 hiding, yards from here. some with rpgs, some with assault rifles, they called in air support, right now they're trying to flush them out, drive them into the open. >> what side of the compound? the navy corpmen and a few afgha
and nbc's foreign correspondent, richard engel was there. u.s. troops responded to an attack by the taliban gunmen >> reporter: the marine outpost was attacked moments ago, now those responsible are being searched for. dozens of men are in the marine compound. it is not a taliban gathering, but only a funeral for a local farmer. but as marines approach another group of mud farmhouses, they come under fire. >> right now, we're taking effective fire from the southeast. >>...
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and our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel is in gaza city, let's begin with you, richard. >> reporter: good evening, kate, israeli drones are still in the sky here, but for the first time no air strikes. and hamas is considering this a major victory, which it earned in blood. moments after the truce announcement, they came with flags, and drums and lots of guns, cheering death to israel, with a few deaths to americans mixed in. after a war hamas believes was its return to the world stage. people are coming out of their homes to join this spontaneous celebration. gaza has paid a heavy price, but here, they are convinced that hamas forced israel to accept the cease-fire. >> reporter: that price, more than 160 dead, health officials say, including 42 children. over 1200 injured, and dozens of buildings destroyed, many of them just hours before the cease-fire. >> this was israel's biggest target by far, the massive government complex, where hamas distributed all social services to the gaza strip. >> reporter: as we filmed, a sense of what the people had to endure. and the israeli
and our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel is in gaza city, let's begin with you, richard. >> reporter: good evening, kate, israeli drones are still in the sky here, but for the first time no air strikes. and hamas is considering this a major victory, which it earned in blood. moments after the truce announcement, they came with flags, and drums and lots of guns, cheering death to israel, with a few deaths to americans mixed in. after a war hamas believes was its return to the...
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richard engel, you have more on that attack today? >> reporter: cooperation between u.s. and afghan forces is the mission now. it is the american exit strategy. but this recent spate of insider attacks seems to show that the exit strategy isn't working. even the scene of the aftermath isn't encouraging. after gang security forces investigating themselves, a training mission where who's in charge, who can be trusted is now unclear. last night an afghan soldier known here as a & a walked up into a group of an unsuspecting group and opened fire. >> in an ensuing exchange of fire, three a & a personnel are reported to have died. we deeply regret the loss of life in this tragic incident. >> reporter: tragic certainly but some commanders have suggested it's cultural misunderstanding. it's the 57 death like this this year. the commanding general here spoke with lester about it. >> we're going to work as hard as we possibly can around the clock to understand the problem and i think we have a good grip on it now and to work closely with our afghan partners to eliminate this threat
richard engel, you have more on that attack today? >> reporter: cooperation between u.s. and afghan forces is the mission now. it is the american exit strategy. but this recent spate of insider attacks seems to show that the exit strategy isn't working. even the scene of the aftermath isn't encouraging. after gang security forces investigating themselves, a training mission where who's in charge, who can be trusted is now unclear. last night an afghan soldier known here as a & a...
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our chief foreign correspondent richard engel just back from there is with us in the studio this evening. >> a u.s. official tells us over the last several days syria has been moving some of its chemical weapons. u.s. officials don't know exactly why but there are reports that the syrians are moving the chemical weapons from one location to a slightly more secure location. any time a government that is accused of massacring its own people including at least a hundred people yesterday starts moving chemical weapons it is obviously a cause of great concern. [ chanting ] >> reporter: many syrians want to know how many more massacres must happen before outside help arrives. protesters across syria accuse the army and pro assad militia of getting in and carrying out atrocities. the latest massacre began according to the syrian opposition and the united nations. with a military bombardment on the village of tremzi. we spoke to one activist who, fearing reprisal, didn't want to be identified. >> it was heavy, heavy artillery, the shelling from the airplanes and there were two, two heavy rockets
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel just back from there is with us in the studio this evening. >> a u.s. official tells us over the last several days syria has been moving some of its chemical weapons. u.s. officials don't know exactly why but there are reports that the syrians are moving the chemical weapons from one location to a slightly more secure location. any time a government that is accused of massacring its own people including at least a hundred people yesterday...
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embassy in tripoli. >> all right, richard engel, back in tahrir square, cairo tonight. thank you, richard, we'll have more on this anti-islam film in just a second. >>> but first, we're learning more tonight about the other americans killed in the raid on our consulate that took the life of the u.s. ambassador. two of them were former navy seals who were working on a private security detail, one just identified today as tyrone woods, a 22-year military veteran, a father of two. the other, glen doherty, from winchester, massachusetts, also remembered by his family and friends today for his spirit. nbc's katy tur has more. >> reporter: a former navy seal, 42-year-old glenn doherty was working in libya as a private security contractor when the group of militants stormed the complex. today at his mother's home in woburn, a stream of mourners filed in all day. doherty's sister, kate quigley, offered a statement about her brother. >> glenn lived his life to the fullest. he was my brother, but if you ask his friends, he was there brother, as well. >> reporter: before being a p
embassy in tripoli. >> all right, richard engel, back in tahrir square, cairo tonight. thank you, richard, we'll have more on this anti-islam film in just a second. >>> but first, we're learning more tonight about the other americans killed in the raid on our consulate that took the life of the u.s. ambassador. two of them were former navy seals who were working on a private security detail, one just identified today as tyrone woods, a 22-year military veteran, a father of two....
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we have more tonight from richard engel. >> reporter: this is what he'll be remembered for, lockerbie, scotland, december, 1988. the debris of pan am flight 103 bound for new york after it exploded mid-air, killing all 270 passengers and crew onboard. 189 americans were on the flight. the man convicted of one of the worst terrorist acts before osama bin laden was abdel basset al megrahi. he was a libyan intelligence agent working for moammar gadhafi. three scottish judges found megrahi guilty of planting a bomb on the pan am flight. a fragment of its timer was found among the wreckage. allegedly wrapped in megrahi's shirt. megrahi's son said his father was innocent and that he died of cancer at home in tripoli surrounded by friends and family. many libyans claim megrahi was a scapegoat. but u.s. security officials say he was no patsy. he was a terrorist. >> this was a man who was an operative, who worked on behalf of moammar gadhafi, and was absolutely instrumental in the death of 280 people in bombing pan am 103. >> reporter: families of the victims today found some solace in megrahi
we have more tonight from richard engel. >> reporter: this is what he'll be remembered for, lockerbie, scotland, december, 1988. the debris of pan am flight 103 bound for new york after it exploded mid-air, killing all 270 passengers and crew onboard. 189 americans were on the flight. the man convicted of one of the worst terrorist acts before osama bin laden was abdel basset al megrahi. he was a libyan intelligence agent working for moammar gadhafi. three scottish judges found megrahi...
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richard engel, thanks for your reporting. >>> the uprising in syria killed more than 5,000 people. today it claimed its first western journalist, a french cameraman killed by grenade fire while covering the uprising in the city of homs. in damascus today, a rare appearance by president assad surrounded by security at a rally of thousands of his supporters. >>> back at home the u.s. marine corps is investigating video posted on the web today that could spark a global scandal and outrage. we are going to keep it to this small still photo over my shoulder. we have blurred out the offensive parts, but the pictures show four u.s. marines believed to be part of a sniper team operating in afghanistan urinating on the bodies of the dead along with commentary along the way. our pentagon correspondent jim miklazewski is being told they are believed to be based at camp lejeune. the marines promise a swift investigation. if they are positively identified, they could face criminal prosecution. >>> there is a major decision to report tonight from the u.s. supreme court. it's about religious free
richard engel, thanks for your reporting. >>> the uprising in syria killed more than 5,000 people. today it claimed its first western journalist, a french cameraman killed by grenade fire while covering the uprising in the city of homs. in damascus today, a rare appearance by president assad surrounded by security at a rally of thousands of his supporters. >>> back at home the u.s. marine corps is investigating video posted on the web today that could spark a global scandal...
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>> richard engel starting us off tonight. richard, thanks. >>> and now to the crisis in northern italy, where a deadly 5.8 earthquake shook the region this morning. the epicenter was just northwest of bologna. the same area where an even stronger quake killed people just over a week ago. and once again, our own jim maceda is there. >> reporter: brian, i'm a few miles from the epicenter of the 5.8 tremor which hit this area earlier this morning, damaging or destroying a number of buildings, like this old apartment complex behind me. at least 15 were killed along the path of destruction. more than 200 wounded. and still seven people are missing, while rescuers continue to sift through the rubble. people here were just getting over a previous quake, which struck nine days ago with the same intensity and epicenter. thousands were displaced then. some are still in tents. they were shrieking with fear, in fact, running for their lives this morning when that second quake struck. in an area known more for it's parmesan cheese than it
>> richard engel starting us off tonight. richard, thanks. >>> and now to the crisis in northern italy, where a deadly 5.8 earthquake shook the region this morning. the epicenter was just northwest of bologna. the same area where an even stronger quake killed people just over a week ago. and once again, our own jim maceda is there. >> reporter: brian, i'm a few miles from the epicenter of the 5.8 tremor which hit this area earlier this morning, damaging or destroying a...
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engel, good evening, richard. >> reporter: good evening, brian, israel is continuing its air strikes in gaza. in fact, it still smells of smoke here from one not far away a short time ago. a truce could be coming but it seems that the two sides will fight right up until the moment it is signed. one of gaza's tallest buildings on fire. witnesses say it was just attacked by an israeli drone. inside this building are the offices of hamas's television station, the second time in two days it has been targeted by israel, and this time there are casualties. as fire trucks put out the flames, word came from a militant who was killed inside. israel has details about the palestinian militants and seems to be ticking off its hit list, but not always with such precision. palestinians today buried 11 people, including children from the same family, and this morning, israel fired here, killing three people. >> in two minutes they destroyed all of these houses. >> reporter: hamas is not saying how many of their militants israel has assassinated in the last couple of days, by the count, it is 40, th
engel, good evening, richard. >> reporter: good evening, brian, israel is continuing its air strikes in gaza. in fact, it still smells of smoke here from one not far away a short time ago. a truce could be coming but it seems that the two sides will fight right up until the moment it is signed. one of gaza's tallest buildings on fire. witnesses say it was just attacked by an israeli drone. inside this building are the offices of hamas's television station, the second time in two days it...
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our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is from our bureau in kabul. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. first off, the american staff sergeant accused of killing over the weekend 16 afghan civilians has been flown out of the country awaiting court-martial. arriving in afghanistan today was the defense secretary leon panetta. he is safely in kabul. i say safely because earlier in the day there was a brief incident which an afghan man set himself on fire on the runway as secretary panetta's plane was coming in to land. like the president today, the defense secretary had one main message during this visit and that was stay the course. continue the program to withdraw gradually the remaining 90,000 u.s. troops in this country over the next two years. the problem is many people in afghanistan have doubts about the current course. doubts about president karzai, doubts about the afghan security forces, and frankly, doubts about what can be accomplished over the next two years that hasn't happened over the last ten. >> richard engel from
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is from our bureau in kabul. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. first off, the american staff sergeant accused of killing over the weekend 16 afghan civilians has been flown out of the country awaiting court-martial. arriving in afghanistan today was the defense secretary leon panetta. he is safely in kabul. i say safely because earlier in the day there was a brief incident which an afghan man set himself on fire on the...
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turkey and syria were long-time allies but now turkey backs the antiassad rebels. >> richard engel in central cairo tonight, thanks. >>> here at home president obama was in florida today rallying an audience of latinos with a promise to fight for them in the wake of a major policy change announced last week. that executive order stops the deportation of undocumented immigrants who came to the u.s. as children. the president fired back at critics who say he over stepped his bounds. >> so to those who are saying congress should be the one to fix this? absolutely. for those who say we should do this in a bipartisan fashion? absolutely. my door has been open for three and a half years. they know where to find me. >> mitt romney addressed the same group yesterday and accused the president of pandering to latino voters with the deportation move. of course, latinos are one of the key constituencies that could ultimately decide who wins the white house. tonight we begin a series of reports in the most fiercely contested battleground states zeroing in on the decision makers. and the issues tha
turkey and syria were long-time allies but now turkey backs the antiassad rebels. >> richard engel in central cairo tonight, thanks. >>> here at home president obama was in florida today rallying an audience of latinos with a promise to fight for them in the wake of a major policy change announced last week. that executive order stops the deportation of undocumented immigrants who came to the u.s. as children. the president fired back at critics who say he over stepped his...
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>> richard engel, who, again, has been able to file reports for us from northern syria during this conflict. >>> now let's switch our attention to this global gathering here in london for the 2012 summer olympic games and where the competition was concerned today and tonight. more surprising results in two of the marquis events here, swimming and women's gymnastics, both to be broadcast here on nbc in prime time tonight. now, veteran viewers may remember how we do spoiler alerts here. if you don't want to see the results, close your eyes or look away for a moment. we won't say anything on the air to give it away, but it will be on the screen, and then we will tell you when it's safe to look back. so starting now. the first bit of news involves the two big names from our lead story here last night, lochte and phelps. late today they competed together in the men's 4 x 100 freestyle relay, and the results are on your screen. and in gymnastics, one of the olympic athletes favored to go all the way failed to qualify for the all-around title. she will still be able to compete in the individual ev
>> richard engel, who, again, has been able to file reports for us from northern syria during this conflict. >>> now let's switch our attention to this global gathering here in london for the 2012 summer olympic games and where the competition was concerned today and tonight. more surprising results in two of the marquis events here, swimming and women's gymnastics, both to be broadcast here on nbc in prime time tonight. now, veteran viewers may remember how we do spoiler alerts...
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>> richard engel in cairo tonight, richard, thanks. andrea mitchell is nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent. how is all this sitting in washington? >> just now the white house announced the president called mohammed morsi and wished him well. congratulated him and said he wants to work together with him on egypt's transition to democracy. u.s. officials are watching events, lester. they're saying so far, so good. they're impressed that dr. morsi promised tonight to abide by international treaties, that means not breaking egypt's important historic treaty with israel. he also committed to observe women's rights and minorities right, as richard said. and said he plans to be the president of all the people. will he honor those commitments? administration officials say their greatest leverage is, egypt's economy collapsed after the revolution. morsi needs us, they need billions of dollars in u.s. aid and imf loans if his government is going to have any chance of surviving. today, john kerry, who's done a number of delegate missions fo
>> richard engel in cairo tonight, richard, thanks. andrea mitchell is nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent. how is all this sitting in washington? >> just now the white house announced the president called mohammed morsi and wished him well. congratulated him and said he wants to work together with him on egypt's transition to democracy. u.s. officials are watching events, lester. they're saying so far, so good. they're impressed that dr. morsi promised tonight to abide by...
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brian. >> richard engel on the syria/turkey border. richard, thanks. >>> now to presidential politics. president obama campaigned in colorado today, a state where a new poll shows him trailing mitt romney, but he's trying to make up some ground by hitting at what has been a romney weak spot, and that support among women. a report from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: at a denver rally today, the president was surrounded by his most reliable support group, women voters and taking direct aim at mitt romney. >> they want to take us back to the policies more suited to the 1950s than the 21st century. >> reporter: playing a starring role for the first time on the campaign, the former law student who became a lightning rod after rush limbaugh denounced her for supporting contraception rights. >> miss fluke and the rest of your feminine nazis, here is the deal. >> for me it's been intensely personal. >> reporter: women, especially single women, supported the president overwhelmingly in 2008. an nbc "wall street journal" poll, they favor hi
brian. >> richard engel on the syria/turkey border. richard, thanks. >>> now to presidential politics. president obama campaigned in colorado today, a state where a new poll shows him trailing mitt romney, but he's trying to make up some ground by hitting at what has been a romney weak spot, and that support among women. a report from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: at a denver rally today, the president was surrounded by his most reliable support group, women voters...
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richard engel back in cairo for us tonight. thanks. >>> now we turn to greece, a nation that has dodged a bullet for now. there's been a narrow victory in this weekend's elections for a pro euro government. greece will stay with the euro as its currency, but the crisis there continues, and the trouble seems to hopscotch from country to country right now in europe resulting in big fears of course here in the u.s. nbc's stephanie gosk is live for us tonight in athens. stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. well, weeks of political uncertainty are nearly over here in greece and its future in the eurozone is safe for now. the fear was that this election would spark the collapse of the eurozone so when greece voted crisis is averted. antonis samaras and his pro euro party eeked out a slim victory over an opposition that threatened to rip up a vital bailout plan. the next step? setting up a coalition in what he calls a salvation government. and greece needs saving. >> political uncertainty on top of financial unce
richard engel back in cairo for us tonight. thanks. >>> now we turn to greece, a nation that has dodged a bullet for now. there's been a narrow victory in this weekend's elections for a pro euro government. greece will stay with the euro as its currency, but the crisis there continues, and the trouble seems to hopscotch from country to country right now in europe resulting in big fears of course here in the u.s. nbc's stephanie gosk is live for us tonight in athens. stephanie, good...
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lester. >> richard engel in kabul. now to the lingering questions over what exactly happened in and around the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, the night four americans were killed, including the u.s. ambassador. aman mohadin is in benghazi once again for us tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. well, the investigation into the killing of the americans here in benghazi intensifies. today there was a powerful message for greater unity in the region as protests continued against the american-made anti-islam preliminary. ♪ >> reporter: a prayer for peace in the heart of the middle east. pope benedict holding sunday mass in front of 300,000 worshippers. his message? reconciliation and tolerance. but there was little of either today as the demonstrations continued. also in lebanon today hundreds took to the streets in an anti-american protest. in pakistan hundreds of protesters clashed with police after demonstrators broke through a barrier near the u.s. consulate in karachi. protesters set american
lester. >> richard engel in kabul. now to the lingering questions over what exactly happened in and around the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, the night four americans were killed, including the u.s. ambassador. aman mohadin is in benghazi once again for us tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. well, the investigation into the killing of the americans here in benghazi intensifies. today there was a powerful message for greater unity in the region as protests...
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richard engel with reports inside pyongyang. >> south korean ships are scouring the waters looking for pieces of north korea's rocket, in familiar its engines and guide anxious systems could provide a great deal of intelligence. here, they're continuing celebrations. yesterday, the government unveiled two colossal statues of former leaders. 50,000 military officers crowded into the main soccer stadium here in pyongyang. they were greeted by north korea's new leader. when he entered the stadium, the officers rose to their feet, they applauded and shoot shoute hurrah. when he left, the same display of faith and devotion. he didn't speak. they try to maintain an air of infallibility and rarely speak in public. tomorrow, we're expected to see the biggest patriotic display, a military parade. perhaps several hundred thousands of people taking part. we expect to see tanks roll through the streets. perhaps even displays of other rocket technology. this, the culmination of festivities here, despite the failure of the rocket north korea wants to show strength. lester? >> richard engel inside no
richard engel with reports inside pyongyang. >> south korean ships are scouring the waters looking for pieces of north korea's rocket, in familiar its engines and guide anxious systems could provide a great deal of intelligence. here, they're continuing celebrations. yesterday, the government unveiled two colossal statues of former leaders. 50,000 military officers crowded into the main soccer stadium here in pyongyang. they were greeted by north korea's new leader. when he entered the...
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>> richard engel, again from th syria/turkey border tonight. thanks. >>> back in this country, a quick weather note. the snow has moved out to sea but the mess remains across the mid south. as much as nine inches in kentucky, tennessee, parts of virginia, west virginia, the carolinas causing lots of trouble on the road. hundreds of accidents. several multi-car pileups. power outages, school closings reported. for good measure there is a huge storm moving east from the kansas/missouri border. >>> still ahead as we continue on this holiday monday night, skiing out of bounds, swept to their deaths by a powerful avalanche. tonight a survivor tells her story and talks about a new piece of equipment she says saved her life. >>> and later, the american with the right stuff. 50 years ago tonight he showed the world the u.s. was no longer second best in space. >>> it was a deadly weekend for skiers out west. four killed in two separate avalanche incidents in the cascades range and washington state. some experts say this is shaping up to be one of the wo
>> richard engel, again from th syria/turkey border tonight. thanks. >>> back in this country, a quick weather note. the snow has moved out to sea but the mess remains across the mid south. as much as nine inches in kentucky, tennessee, parts of virginia, west virginia, the carolinas causing lots of trouble on the road. hundreds of accidents. several multi-car pileups. power outages, school closings reported. for good measure there is a huge storm moving east from the...
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>>> richard engel reporting on today's violence from cairo. richard, thanks. >>> and now we turn to domestic presidential politics. it's happened again. sunday morning on "meet the press" it was another comment by a politician that was rather stunning at first. still tonight it has both campaigns scrambling though it's been amended because it was a member of the obama team lobbing what looked like friendly fire at the obama campaign criticizing an attack on mitt romney he was expected to defend. our report tonight from nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: the stinging critique of the obama campaign's attack on mitt romney's experience at private equity firm bain capital came from an unlikely source -- one of president obama's own surrogates -- newark mayor cory booker on "meet the press." >> if you look at the record at bain capital, they have done a lot to support businesses, grow businesses. this, to me -- i'm very uncomfortable with. this kind of stuff is nauseating to me on both sides. it's nauseating to the american public. enough is enoug
>>> richard engel reporting on today's violence from cairo. richard, thanks. >>> and now we turn to domestic presidential politics. it's happened again. sunday morning on "meet the press" it was another comment by a politician that was rather stunning at first. still tonight it has both campaigns scrambling though it's been amended because it was a member of the obama team lobbing what looked like friendly fire at the obama campaign criticizing an attack on mitt...
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richard engel, nbc news, tel aviv. >>> to politics now. both president obama and his republican challenger, mitt romney, are taking a holiday break from the campaign, at least publicly. behind the scenes, however, may be another matter for their strategists as they map out a long summer and a tough fight until november. nbc's mike viqueira reports. >> reporter: for mitt romney today, praise from a former rival. >> he's tough. he's much tougher than i would have thought. he's prepared to do what it takes to win. >> reporter: the race is already a dogfight, likely to be settled by independent voters in a handful of swing states. a poll shows a tightening race in three of those crucial contests, florida, ohio and virginia, with president obama holding on to a slim lead in each. >> 50% is almost a safe haven, safe territory for an incumbent. president obama is almost there. but you see mitt romney has room to grow and make this a very competitive contest. >> there are a lot of good relationships with a lot of groups. >> reporter: seeking an ed
richard engel, nbc news, tel aviv. >>> to politics now. both president obama and his republican challenger, mitt romney, are taking a holiday break from the campaign, at least publicly. behind the scenes, however, may be another matter for their strategists as they map out a long summer and a tough fight until november. nbc's mike viqueira reports. >> reporter: for mitt romney today, praise from a former rival. >> he's tough. he's much tougher than i would have thought....
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our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is with u.s. marines in southern afghanistan tonight. >> reporter: near kabul's airport this morning, a car bomb smashed into a small bus killing, afghan police say, at least 12 people. most of them south african contractors. according to the american embassy in kabul, many of the victims were providing services to u.s. aides and other organizations. a radical group claims the foreigners were targeted, revenge for an anti-islam video. the group identified the bomber as a young woman. but it's not these overt attacks that are forcing the u.s. military to change policy. but a growing trend of afghan security personnel turning their guns on nato troops. 20% of americans killed in afghanistan in combat this year were shocked by their own allies. so overnight, commanders said u.s. troops will no longer patrol with afghans, except on big missions, with 800 nato troops or more, where there's safety in numbers. those major operations are rare. >> as soon as i come across. >> reporter: u.s. troops are here
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is with u.s. marines in southern afghanistan tonight. >> reporter: near kabul's airport this morning, a car bomb smashed into a small bus killing, afghan police say, at least 12 people. most of them south african contractors. according to the american embassy in kabul, many of the victims were providing services to u.s. aides and other organizations. a radical group claims the foreigners were targeted, revenge for an anti-islam video. the...
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that's where we find richard engel. >> reporter: a truce in syria doesn't seem to be in the making. new undated video shows homs, battered and lifeless. the red cross was only able to bring out around 30 women and children from the besieged city on friday and just a few more today. that's hardly a war zone evacuation from a city of 30,000. in neighboring turkey now, tent cities are cropping up full of men with stories like this man. he says, i was arrested on the street because i'm against assad. i tore a picture of him at the entrance of town. then, he joined the free syrian army and his punishment was 60 days of medieval torture including being chained to the wall, crucifixion style, with feet hanging off the floor for 12 days. they asked a lot of questions, he said. they said i was a traitor working for foreigners, israel and america. there are nearly 2,000 refugees, just in this camp. about 10,000 in all in other camps nearby. turkish officials say this could become a staging ground for humanitarian supplies to enter syria or weapons. they're just waiting for a green light to do
that's where we find richard engel. >> reporter: a truce in syria doesn't seem to be in the making. new undated video shows homs, battered and lifeless. the red cross was only able to bring out around 30 women and children from the besieged city on friday and just a few more today. that's hardly a war zone evacuation from a city of 30,000. in neighboring turkey now, tent cities are cropping up full of men with stories like this man. he says, i was arrested on the street because i'm...
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we begin with richard engel. he has the latest developments, including details of an attack at the u.s. embassy in cairo, all prompted by an anti-muslim film made in america. >> reporter: here demonstrators rose up. they were agitated. they were infuriated that an internet video had been posted online, even though it had been posted online some time ago, ridiculing islam, ridiculing its prophet muhammad. those demonstrators went to the u.s. embassy. they scaled a wall. they pulled down a flag. they didn't hurt anybody inside. in benghazi, the more we learn about it, the less like that it seemed. it was a commando-style raid in benghazi where militants may have been angry about this same video, but they clearly moved in with a military-style tactic. they had rpgs. the attack on the consulate was carried thought two waves. that's the kind of thing in benghazi that is carried out by a militant group, by a terrorist group, by al qaeda potentially. and u.s. officials are looking into that right now. also wondering was
we begin with richard engel. he has the latest developments, including details of an attack at the u.s. embassy in cairo, all prompted by an anti-muslim film made in america. >> reporter: here demonstrators rose up. they were agitated. they were infuriated that an internet video had been posted online, even though it had been posted online some time ago, ridiculing islam, ridiculing its prophet muhammad. those demonstrators went to the u.s. embassy. they scaled a wall. they pulled down a...
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richard engel, thanks. good to see you. this disaster has been a great equalizer. if you're living in a place where the water rises, the power goes out, that makes you just like everybody else. those who can try to help and because you never know who you're going to meet on the streets of new york, here's what happened when we met up with alec baldwin and his wife. that encounter from nbc's natalie morales. >> reporter: we're used to seeing alec baldwin like this. >> it's good to see you back at work. >> reporter: or as the popular target of the tabloids. but that's not how a lot of new yorkers know him. they know him as their neighbor. he and his wife live in lower manhattan, an area that has spent the week in darkness. >> as you can see, there's no power here in the east village anywhere. so in our building, you can assume that people who are elderly can't go up and down the stairs to get meals, water, any prescriptions, walk their dogs. >> reporter: they wanted to help their neighbors but not intrude on them. so they did it out of the sight of cameras. >> so we
richard engel, thanks. good to see you. this disaster has been a great equalizer. if you're living in a place where the water rises, the power goes out, that makes you just like everybody else. those who can try to help and because you never know who you're going to meet on the streets of new york, here's what happened when we met up with alec baldwin and his wife. that encounter from nbc's natalie morales. >> reporter: we're used to seeing alec baldwin like this. >> it's good to...
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richard engel has spent the better part of this last decade covering our foreign wars. tonight you get to meet one of the young veterans he met along the way. it's was on a battlefield when he met sergeant louis loftus. tonight he completes his story. when he came home, sergeant loftus opened his life to us. >> reporter: this was a familiar scene in 2010. a memorial service for a soldier killed in one of the most -- places in southern afghanistan. so dangerous that as we made our way back from the memorial -- the taliban attacked at close range. the members of the 82nd airborne were caught off guard and moved quickly to retaliate. >> one soldier has been injured. >> reporter: in the middle of the battle was louis loftus. he took up a gun and helped repel the taliban assault. this was life for sergeant loftus and members of his bring grade. >> move your team around and try to get to the intersection. >> reporter: louis dreamed of serving in the military and he was the team leader of foot patrols through farmlands littered with bombs. but the deployment was taking its tol
richard engel has spent the better part of this last decade covering our foreign wars. tonight you get to meet one of the young veterans he met along the way. it's was on a battlefield when he met sergeant louis loftus. tonight he completes his story. when he came home, sergeant loftus opened his life to us. >> reporter: this was a familiar scene in 2010. a memorial service for a soldier killed in one of the most -- places in southern afghanistan. so dangerous that as we made our way back...
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i want to turn to richard engel live in kabul this morning where there is news beyond the libya crisis. there are now 50 plus insider attacks that have killed american and other coalition forces. what's the latest you can tell us on the latest attack? >> reporter: there's been another attack. it took place yesterday. but word of the insider attack is just coming to us today. in this attack, there was an american army checkpoint, a vehicle control point, and two afghan soldiers came up. they were speaking to the americans at this checkpoint. and then suddenly one of these afghan soldiers pulled out a weapon, opened fire, killed one american soldier, killed another american contractor, and then another americans in the area opened fire, killing at least three of the afghans. and this is a major problem according to statistics. at least 20% of all u.s. combat deaths this year are a result of these insider attacks. and there have been orders issued to try and separate u.s. and afghan forces, but on the ground that's really impossible because the whole mission is for u.s. -- american troops
i want to turn to richard engel live in kabul this morning where there is news beyond the libya crisis. there are now 50 plus insider attacks that have killed american and other coalition forces. what's the latest you can tell us on the latest attack? >> reporter: there's been another attack. it took place yesterday. but word of the insider attack is just coming to us today. in this attack, there was an american army checkpoint, a vehicle control point, and two afghan soldiers came up....
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thank you, richard engel, appreciate it. now here's erica. >> reporter: turning now to latest on general david petraeus. on friday, he testified on capitol hill about the deadly attack of benghazi, libya, as new information emerges about the women involved in the scandal that ended his career. kristin welker is in our washington bureau with the latest. >> reporter: general petraeus snuck in and out of the capitol on friday, but his testimony is still making waves with lawmakers, some saying it only raises more questions about the way the administration handled the benghazi attack. we are learning that both women at the center of this scandal have tie tas go all the way to the white house. general david petraeus was whisked to capitol hill friday to testify about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. due to the fire storm surrounding his life, reporters were blocked inside the building to "spare him embarrassment." >> general petraeus's briefing was comprehensive. i think it was important. >> reporter: but his testimo
thank you, richard engel, appreciate it. now here's erica. >> reporter: turning now to latest on general david petraeus. on friday, he testified on capitol hill about the deadly attack of benghazi, libya, as new information emerges about the women involved in the scandal that ended his career. kristin welker is in our washington bureau with the latest. >> reporter: general petraeus snuck in and out of the capitol on friday, but his testimony is still making waves with lawmakers,...
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engel in syria, and more. a hard look at some of the most dangerous conflicts in the world, and here at home, special coverage will start sunday on nightly news. >>> and on the presidential campaign trail today, mitt romney acknowledges he is fighting an uphill battle in the battleground state of pennsylvania, but he maintains he can win there, as attention is already turning to the debates next week, which could be a game-changer. good evening, peter. >> reporter: savannah, good evening to you, this weekend both mitt romney and the president have light schedules planned. instead, they will be hunkering down in private, focusing on trying to refine their message ahead of next week's debate, that will be watched by the largest audience that either of them has seen all campaign. rallying supporters in pennsylvania this afternoon, mitt romney made this bold promise. >> you're right, they're wrong, and we'll win pennsylvania and take the white house. >> reporter: but for that to happen with polls showing him trail
engel in syria, and more. a hard look at some of the most dangerous conflicts in the world, and here at home, special coverage will start sunday on nightly news. >>> and on the presidential campaign trail today, mitt romney acknowledges he is fighting an uphill battle in the battleground state of pennsylvania, but he maintains he can win there, as attention is already turning to the debates next week, which could be a game-changer. good evening, peter. >> reporter: savannah, good...
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. >> richard engel, a quick note from your perspective. >> i agree with you. the israelis will not be happy with this speech. he talked about stop beating the drum to war, calm down. there's not an imminent threat of iran doing anything. he talked about window of opportunity for a diplomatic solution. clearly putting his faith in this sanctions process. >> we have about 20 seconds left. what's the headline if you're watching from the romney camp today? >> the president wants to debt ba debate about war and how the gop is talking about it. it's a reminder that the biggest issue has not yet happened edee >>> good morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon in for jon kelley this morning. >> i'm marla tellez. we're joining you a little bit late because of the president's special report, you may have just seen. he's spoke on a long list of subjects clag special mortgage relief program to help some. and touched on tensions of israel and iran. there's more at nbcbayarea.com and nightly news. >>> the rest of the news, today fallout from protesting around the world. video of cam
. >> richard engel, a quick note from your perspective. >> i agree with you. the israelis will not be happy with this speech. he talked about stop beating the drum to war, calm down. there's not an imminent threat of iran doing anything. he talked about window of opportunity for a diplomatic solution. clearly putting his faith in this sanctions process. >> we have about 20 seconds left. what's the headline if you're watching from the romney camp today? >> the president...
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richard engel reports live from afghanistan as anti-american protests continue to break out around the world. >>> and the inspiring story of a san francisco teenager who overcame being bullied in high school and set out to help others. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and much more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thank you so much for watching "early today," just your first stop today on your nbc station. have a terrific monday. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
richard engel reports live from afghanistan as anti-american protests continue to break out around the world. >>> and the inspiring story of a san francisco teenager who overcame being bullied in high school and set out to help others. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and much more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thank you so much for watching "early today," just your first stop today on your nbc station. have a terrific monday....
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among his friends and colleagues our own chief foreign correspondent richard engel, who has written a personal remembrance that we commend to your attention. we put it on our website tonight. >>> now we turn to domestic politics this evening. congress moved with remarkable speed today to pass the payroll tax cut extension through the end of the year. the bill passed today extends unemployment benefits, heads off a cut in doctors' medicare fees. republicans agreed to go along with the extension without offsetting budget cuts. today's action will add about $100 billion to the federal deficit. it goes on to the president for his signature. >>> we have news from the campaign trail. they have a big mess in maine. it was the scene of the last caucus just this past saturday. mitt romney won, ron paul was second. were those results really the results? not unlike iowa, it seems there might have been misplaced votes and the gop may have another primary embarrassment on its hands. the state party chairman in maine says some precinct results may have gone to his e-mail spam folder and he may have
among his friends and colleagues our own chief foreign correspondent richard engel, who has written a personal remembrance that we commend to your attention. we put it on our website tonight. >>> now we turn to domestic politics this evening. congress moved with remarkable speed today to pass the payroll tax cut extension through the end of the year. the bill passed today extends unemployment benefits, heads off a cut in doctors' medicare fees. republicans agreed to go along with the...
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our chief correspondent richard engel is reporting and today encountered the fighting up close. he reports from ariha. 40 miles outside the big city of aleppo. >> reporter: at 11:00 a.m. attack helicopters circle the sky. from a rooftop we hear the assault begin. it sounds like artillery and tracings from the helicopters. we move down to the alley to try to find out why syrian forces are attacking this city of 70,000 south of aleppo. we see civilians fleeing from open areas searching for cover and rebels on motor cycles on the main square. it appears a large military cyc the main square. it appears a large military convoy was passing through and as the troops were moving past here the rebels in this town opened fire on them. in a makeshift rebel media center activists try to upload videos of the attack they have taken with small cameras. they show me syrian tanks are now firing. the rebels attack the convoy to prevent reinforcements from reaching aleppo but now this city is paying for it. back in the alleys men on motorcycles tell us there are bodies up the street, many. in a mo
our chief correspondent richard engel is reporting and today encountered the fighting up close. he reports from ariha. 40 miles outside the big city of aleppo. >> reporter: at 11:00 a.m. attack helicopters circle the sky. from a rooftop we hear the assault begin. it sounds like artillery and tracings from the helicopters. we move down to the alley to try to find out why syrian forces are attacking this city of 70,000 south of aleppo. we see civilians fleeing from open areas searching for...
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nbc's richard engel is inside northern syria covering the rebel forces. >> reporter: aside from weapons the rebels also need strategy. rebel units generally operate independently or coordinate on a local or regional level. they don't always have a big picture of what's happening on the battle field nationwide. they need guidance on where to attack, where to retreat, and how to win a war instead of just carrying out somewhat random attacks and ambushes. >> reporter: the u.s. is stepping up. president obama has signed a top-secret order approving covert cia aid to the rebels coordinated from southern turkey at a command center in adana near the giant u.s.-run nato base at incerlik. >> both the u.s. military and intelligence community could provide signals intelligence support, overhead imagery from satellites or other aircraft, and they can also simply help advise them on military tactics. >> reporter: the rebels also reportedly now have shoulder-mounted missiles. though u.s. officials say not from the u.s. >> we've heard various reports about other nations providing it. we've heard repor
nbc's richard engel is inside northern syria covering the rebel forces. >> reporter: aside from weapons the rebels also need strategy. rebel units generally operate independently or coordinate on a local or regional level. they don't always have a big picture of what's happening on the battle field nationwide. they need guidance on where to attack, where to retreat, and how to win a war instead of just carrying out somewhat random attacks and ambushes. >> reporter: the u.s. is...
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. >> that was richard engel reporting. when we come back, it was the storm after the storm, why the city decided to cancel the new york city marathon for the first time in its history. jack! come on, stop the car. jack! no, no, no, no, no! the only thing more surprising than finding the perfect gifts.. niice. ...is where you find them. how did you know? i had a little help. this is how to gift. this is sears. you ari can't see. ooh, turn up the brightness. it's already up oh, oh, ooh, sorry buddy, you know some of us destroy zombies and some of us feed em. how am i suppose to win? your screen is like as big as my phone. not everything's about winning. i like to win. you like to whine. vo: buy any samsung galaxy handset, get up to $100 off a second galaxy handset of the same or lesser price. exclusively at at&t. yeah it's a... it's threemendous. ♪ threemendous. ♪ threemendous. [ male announcer ] say hello to mcdonald's new... [ basketball announcer ] threemendous! [ male announcer ] cbo. smooth cheddar, crispy bacon, gr
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richard engel, nbc news, pyongyang. >>> still ahead as "nightly news" continues, cash mobs. friendly invasion of local businesses lending neighbors a helping hand right when they need it the most. >>> and later, a century of memories at the shipyard where the "titanic" was built. >>> we're back now with the sign of the times, a way of giving new life to this country's small businesses by encouraging people to shop locally. lots of people, all at once. they're called cash mobs. they're all about spending and socializing. nbc's michelle franzen has her story. >> reporter: a gaya d gaya de loretto's, a tiny brooklyn shop this weekend, a steady stream of customers swelled into a crush of shoppers on a mission. >> thanks a lot. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: in about an hour, this organized group, or cash mob, spent more than $1,000. twice the business for d'la reto, on a normal day. >> today was like a christmas day for me here with the cash mob, so it's pretty, it's a pretty special opportunity to have. >> reporter: her store opened just a year ago, and was chosen by the grou
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richard engel joins me here in our location in kabul. you have new details about the attack that happened in the east here this morning. >> reporter: 20% of u.s. combat deaths are now caused by these insider attacks. this latest one took place yesterday in wardak province. the american troops were setting up a checkpoint there, a vehicle control point, two afghan soldiers approached. they spoke with the american soldiers at some stage. we're not sure what is said. then one of these two soldiers pulled out his weapon, opened fire, killed one american soldier, killed one american contractor. then other american troops in the area responded and they killed at least three afghan soldiers and we're still waiting for some clarification on exactly what happened from the afghan government and the u.s. government is trying to put together a consistent story. >> you know u.s. troops have been on high alert all weeklong, everywhere i've gone with u.s. troops, and even in cases where we're able to relax a bit and take off our body armor, there are s
richard engel joins me here in our location in kabul. you have new details about the attack that happened in the east here this morning. >> reporter: 20% of u.s. combat deaths are now caused by these insider attacks. this latest one took place yesterday in wardak province. the american troops were setting up a checkpoint there, a vehicle control point, two afghan soldiers approached. they spoke with the american soldiers at some stage. we're not sure what is said. then one of these two...
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richard engel has that story. good morning. >> reporter: this could be a wake-up call for people to start seeing that infrastructure is national security. for the last ten years, the united states has made its national security priority spreading democracy to towns most people have never heard of in iraq and afghanistan. we've spent over a trillion dollars. we're still spending about 3$30 million a day to do that project. as new yorkers are finding themselves without a home and infrastructure is taking such a beating, maybe people are going to start to ask, is there a better way? new york city, surrounded by water. and now partly under water. the perspective you get from up here is that this is going to take weeks, maybe months. it isn't over yet by a long shot. there's still water down there now? >> yes. we have water almost up to the mezzanine here. >> reporter: at the tip of manhattan, the south ferry subway station is simply out of commission. from where we are at the top of this water, the top of the flooding
richard engel has that story. good morning. >> reporter: this could be a wake-up call for people to start seeing that infrastructure is national security. for the last ten years, the united states has made its national security priority spreading democracy to towns most people have never heard of in iraq and afghanistan. we've spent over a trillion dollars. we're still spending about 3$30 million a day to do that project. as new yorkers are finding themselves without a home and...
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richard engel, nbc news. >>> changing gears and checking in with weather. it was gorgeous out there. what is going on out there? >> we are going to see more of the temperatures that we started to see this weekend. right now we have breezy conditions in the inner bay, mostly low 50s. you notice the wind direction and speed in fairfield. the cool breezes and marine air in the aldemont pass. we will see partly cloudy skies from high clouds. and temperatures won't change too much between now and wednesday. maybe a brief cool down on tuesday and starting thursday and friday we are talking temperatures into the 70s, close to 80s in the warmest places. the jet stream which about two days ago was right through southern california now lifting off to the california/oregon border. that is the story for tomorrow into tuesday. and the jet stream will move further to the north as we go through the week. we should see mostly 60s and low 70s early in the week with the showers staying off to the north. the second half of the week where the temperatures climb on up. tomorrow
richard engel, nbc news. >>> changing gears and checking in with weather. it was gorgeous out there. what is going on out there? >> we are going to see more of the temperatures that we started to see this weekend. right now we have breezy conditions in the inner bay, mostly low 50s. you notice the wind direction and speed in fairfield. the cool breezes and marine air in the aldemont pass. we will see partly cloudy skies from high clouds. and temperatures won't change too much...
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>> richard engel in tel aviv. thanks. >>> two american tourists have been freed hours after they were kidnapped at gunpoint in egypt. bed oh win gunmen took the women's money and valuables and then abducted them. officials are not saying how they secured their release. >>> thousands of people taking to the streets demending the end of flat mir putin's rule. nbc's jim me ceda is in moscow with the latest. >> reporter: tens of thousands oppose the ruling of putin's reign. they're demanding free and fair elections, both a rerun of parliamentary elections back in december seen as tainted by fraud as well as a transparent presidential election a month from now. now this rally behind me, very close to the kremlin has one main message and that is not a single vote be cast for putin. protest organizers hope that putin's tumbling ratings and their rising anger over not having any voice politically will push the presidential election into an unpredictable second round uncharted territory for putin who has always won big her
>> richard engel in tel aviv. thanks. >>> two american tourists have been freed hours after they were kidnapped at gunpoint in egypt. bed oh win gunmen took the women's money and valuables and then abducted them. officials are not saying how they secured their release. >>> thousands of people taking to the streets demending the end of flat mir putin's rule. nbc's jim me ceda is in moscow with the latest. >> reporter: tens of thousands oppose the ruling of putin's...
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nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is on the border between turkey and syria. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, alex. this referendum is effectively a yes/no vote on new clauses and amendments to the syrian constitution, which in principle sounds very good. it sets term limits for the syrian president, president bashar al assad would have to step down in 2014. allows for multi-party democracy and removes the syrian baath party from its central role in politics. the syrian government is presenting this as the centerpiece of its reform process, a reform process that the syrian opposition has been calling for. the problem is, there are many good clauses in the old syrian constitution which are not being respected and the opposition has no confidence that any changes to the constitution would be respected either. so, they are calling for a boycott amid this climate of ongoing violence. the opposition says at least 25 people were killed today. alex? >> we'll see what this day brings there. thank you so much. >>> pakistan is tearing down the compound where osa
nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is on the border between turkey and syria. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, alex. this referendum is effectively a yes/no vote on new clauses and amendments to the syrian constitution, which in principle sounds very good. it sets term limits for the syrian president, president bashar al assad would have to step down in 2014. allows for multi-party democracy and removes the syrian baath party from its central role in politics. the...
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richard engel is standing by for us in afghanistan in kabul. and, richard, we keep hearing that there could be an uprising, a reprivsal as you pointed out n "nightly news" last night. still, no glimmer of that. >> so far we have not seen the kind of violent response that came after the burning of the kk koran incident. there was violence in this country, two attacks, but unclear if they were related or taken in reciprocity for the massacre that was carried out by that u.s. soldier. what the two attacks were more along the scale of the everyday kind of violence here. nine people killed in those two attacks, both of them in southern afghanistan. but this is the environment that secretary panetta did arrive to and he's expected to meet with president karzai tomorrow. >> richard engel, thanks. those familiar with this format, we'll have opening statements and questions for members of both press corpses. >> good afternoon, everyone. please, have a seat. again, it is a great honor to welcome my friend and partner, prime minister david cameron back to
richard engel is standing by for us in afghanistan in kabul. and, richard, we keep hearing that there could be an uprising, a reprivsal as you pointed out n "nightly news" last night. still, no glimmer of that. >> so far we have not seen the kind of violent response that came after the burning of the kk koran incident. there was violence in this country, two attacks, but unclear if they were related or taken in reciprocity for the massacre that was carried out by that u.s....
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richard engel is on the border of syria and turkey. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. efforts are continuing to try and evacuate more people from the besieged city of homs. this being carried out by the red cross and the syrian res crescent. it is, however, a very limited operation. only in the city of homs and on a very small scale. red cross officials say yesterday, they were only able to taking about about 30 people starting with women and children. critics are calling this something of a pr move saying the syrian government is simply trying to buy time to alleviate a little bit of pressure while continuing its offensive against the opposition and just today, according to opposition, at least 20 people have been killed in on going violence. >> and richard, give us a sense of where things stand right now. what does the syrian opposition want and what are the risks? >> reporter: the opposition wants weapons. they want a lot of weapons and they want a legitimate way to the receive them. probably sending them right through this corridor where i'm standing right now. the
richard engel is on the border of syria and turkey. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. efforts are continuing to try and evacuate more people from the besieged city of homs. this being carried out by the red cross and the syrian res crescent. it is, however, a very limited operation. only in the city of homs and on a very small scale. red cross officials say yesterday, they were only able to taking about about 30 people starting with women and children. critics are calling this...
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nbc correspondent richard engel is at camp leatherneck in afghanistan. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie, u.s. marines on this base and others are on high alert after an increase in violence in kabul and a spate of the insidious insider attacks, which is changing the way that u.s. forces have to conduct this war. the suicide bomber appears to have been trolling for any foreigners in kabul for revenge against an internet movie militant groups are now using to justify their attacks. the bomber's vehicle exploded next to a small bus, killing, according to afghan police, eight russian, south african aviation contractors. the militant group hizb-i-islami says that the car bomb was carried out by a 22-year-old female and they were responsible. a female would be require in afghanistan, where few women even drive, let alone carry out attacks. there were riots in kabul on monday, and the tension from the video only adds to a far bigger problem, a spike in insider attacks. afghan forces killing their nato partners. from now on, most u.s. and afghan
nbc correspondent richard engel is at camp leatherneck in afghanistan. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie, u.s. marines on this base and others are on high alert after an increase in violence in kabul and a spate of the insidious insider attacks, which is changing the way that u.s. forces have to conduct this war. the suicide bomber appears to have been trolling for any foreigners in kabul for revenge against an internet movie militant groups are now using to justify their...
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nbc's richard engel is in afghanistan. ann curry has just traveled inside syria. >>> romney and obama trying to l lower expectations ahead of the first presidential debate. >> he's a debater. i'm just okay. >> but romney backer chris christie didn't get the memo. >> wednesday night the first night of this campaign. >> will this be a game-changer in the election? >>> and "i'm not perfect." arnold schwarzenegger about his failed marriage, his affairs and the child he fathered with his house keeper. >> i inflicted pain on maria and unbelievable pain on the kids. >> he prepares to release his tell-all memoir today, monday, october 1st, 2012. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live, from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, welcome to "today" on a monday morning, i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm david gregory in for matt this morning. >>> the taliban is claiming responsibility for the deadly suicide bombing in eastern afghanistan overnight. >> they were targeting a military pat
nbc's richard engel is in afghanistan. ann curry has just traveled inside syria. >>> romney and obama trying to l lower expectations ahead of the first presidential debate. >> he's a debater. i'm just okay. >> but romney backer chris christie didn't get the memo. >> wednesday night the first night of this campaign. >> will this be a game-changer in the election? >>> and "i'm not perfect." arnold schwarzenegger about his failed marriage, his...
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richard engel. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. syrian troops are launching a major counteroffensive trying to maintain control of the city of aleppo. it is about 30 miles to the northeast of here. aleppo is considered critical to the survival of the syrian government. it is the biggest city in this country, a city of about 3 million people, and it is syria's commercial capital. witnesses say that aleppo has now been surrounded and is being shelled by syrian troops. syrian troops had to leave this village in order to join the attack on aleppo when villagers here worry about the thousands of civilians who remain trapped inside aleppo and under attack. hoda? >> richard engel, thanks so much. >>> penn state's trustees are responding to the ncaa's unprecedented sanctions for the first time, calling the $60 million fine and four-year bowl game ban part of a "difficult and unfortunate punishment." but the trustees acknowledge that the alternative, a so-called death penalty, on the school's football program would have been worse, this as
richard engel. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. syrian troops are launching a major counteroffensive trying to maintain control of the city of aleppo. it is about 30 miles to the northeast of here. aleppo is considered critical to the survival of the syrian government. it is the biggest city in this country, a city of about 3 million people, and it is syria's commercial capital. witnesses say that aleppo has now been surrounded and is being shelled by syrian troops. syrian troops had to...
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. >> let's get to richard engel. he's in cairo, which also saw its share of demonstrations yesterday at the embassy. richard, i wonder how much concern and fear there is that this will spread. we have a producer in afghanistan who said that the government has turned off youtube there for fear that people there will watch this video and similar violence will erupt. >> reporter: and that is possible. there is a precedent. if you'll remember in 2006, in february, there was an obscure cartoon in a danish newspaper that nobody in the middle east could even read to make out the captions. that caused deadly violence across the region. now people know that this video exists. the video has arabic subtitles. people can see it for themselves. it is getting a lot of publicity by the demonstrators who want to denounce it themselves. so, yes, there is a possibility that in countries like indonesia or pakistan or afghanistan where there have been these kind of inflammatory demonstrations, that we could see another round of them. wa
. >> let's get to richard engel. he's in cairo, which also saw its share of demonstrations yesterday at the embassy. richard, i wonder how much concern and fear there is that this will spread. we have a producer in afghanistan who said that the government has turned off youtube there for fear that people there will watch this video and similar violence will erupt. >> reporter: and that is possible. there is a precedent. if you'll remember in 2006, in february, there was an obscure...